New Zealand - Tourist Visa

TOURIST VISA

To apply for a New Zealand tourist visa, you’ll need to gather the required documents, complete the application form online or offline, and pay the associated fees. The process typically involves providing proof of identity, travel plans, financial capacity, and purpose of visit.

How long can you stay?

We will issue you either a multiple-entry or a single-entry visa, based on our assessment of your application.

How long you can stay on a Visitor Visa depends on whether you have a multiple-entry or a single-entry visa.

You can stay up to a maximum of 9 months in an 18-month period.


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Multiple-entry Visitor Visa

A multiple-entry visa allows you to:

  • Visit New Zealand as a tourist as many times as you want while your visa is valid, and
  • Stay for up to a total of 6 months in each 12-month period.
  • The 12-month period is calculated back from the last day you intend to be in New Zealand (your intended departure date).
  • For example, if the last day you plan to be in New Zealand is 1 December 2024, your 12-month period will begin on 1 December 2023.
  • To be eligible, you must have been out of New Zealand for at least 9 months in the 18-month period before you apply.

Visitors from the Pacific

If you have a passport from a Pacific Islands forum country , you may be eligible for a 24-month multiple-entry Visitor Visa. If your passport is close to expiring or if you do not meet all the requirements for a Visitor Visa, you may not be eligible. Check the full requirements on this page before applying.

Single-entry Visitor Visa

We may give you a single-entry visa if:

  • You want to visit New Zealand for more than 6 months
  • You have applied to extend your current stay in New Zealand, or
  • We decide you do not need a multiple-entry visa.
  • This lets you enter New Zealand once and stay for up to 9 months in an 18-month period.
  • The 18-month period is calculated back from your planned departure date

Documents Required

  • A copy of your passport or certificate of identity — if you apply on paper, you can provide a certified copy, but it can prevent delays if you provide the original
  • 1 acceptable photo if you apply online, or 2 photos if you apply on paper
  • Police certificates, if required
  • Evidence of a chest X-ray, if required
  • Evidence of a medical examination, if required
  • Proof you have enough money to live on
  • Proof of your plans in New Zealand to show you are a genuine visitor
  • Proof you can leave New Zealand at the end of your stay
  • Documents to show your relationship with your partner and dependent children, proof of their identity and acceptable photos, if you are including them
  • A copy of the completed Additional Dependants for a Visitor Visa form, if required
  • A copy of the completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry, if you have a sponsor
  • Your sponsor’s sharing ID, if required for an online application
  • Translated versions of all your documents if they are not in English.

If you are in New Zealand now with a Visitor Visa and need more time for a genuine reason, you can apply to extend your visit.

You must apply for a new Visitor Visa before your current visa expires.

If we approve your application, we will give you a new Visitor Visa for single-entry.

How long you can stay on the new visa depends on our assessment of your application. You can stay up to a maximum of 9 months in an 18-month period.

Your current visa will expire when you get your new visa.

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